WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Wichita businessman is trying to find the owner of a small bag of cremated remains labeled “Grandma.” KAKE-TV reports reports a customer left the bag about two weeks ago at Charlie’s Liquor and Smoke Shop near downtown Wichita. Owner Charlie Nguyen review security tapes but couldn’t identify the customer. This week, he placed an ad on Craigslist hoping to connect with the bag’s owner. The plastic bag holds a small amount of ashes and a piece of paper that reads “Remains of Helen K. Dapron,” with “Grandma” in parentheses. It also gives apparent dates of birth…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) More than 100 current and former University of Kansas faculty and staff are publicly affirming the free-speech rights of a professor whose Twitter post against the National Rifle Association sparked a political firestorm. The statement issued Wednesday described the tweet by associate professor of journalism David Guth as “intemperate” but said the signers support his right to express his ideas. Retired American Studies Professor Bill Tuttle said the statement is a response to comments from conservative Republican Kansas legislators that Guth should be fired. Guth is on indefinite paid leave and declined to comment. In his tweet…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A 20-year-old Wichita man has been convicted of capital murder in last year’s shootings of two people inside a Dollar General store. The Wichita Eagle reports a Sedgwick County jury deliberated less than 90 minutes Wednesday before finding Marquis Marshall guilty. Prosecutors were not seeking the death penalty, meaning Marshall faces a mandatory life sentence on each of the two counts. Surveillance tapes from the November 2012 killings show a man entering the Dollar General holding a semi-automatic pistol and firing several times at employee Zachary Hunt, 22, and customer Henry Harvey, 79. Both died at the scene.…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with the Aaron Estabrook, USD 383 School Board member, and Bob Shannon, USD 383 Superintendent. Up next was Lt. Col. Brent Dixon, Megan Walden, Ryan Crosser, Adam Rosendahl with Wildcat Battalion (ROTC at K-State) on recent trip to Washington. Cathy and Erik then end the show with Open Phones. [mp3-jplayer]
Only one new business item was slated for Wednesday night’s USD 383 school board meeting, but that didn’t mean the meeting would be lacking discussion. The board took some time before even hitting the main event to tackle some spoken and written reports and some of the issues they possessed. During the informational piece concerning the Summer 2013 Programs Summary, Darell Edie, board member, remarked that “I think our state and federal government could do a lot better if they used this type of program” when he was processing that with the summer programs, they are only paying about $50 per…
Authorities say a tire on a church bus blew out and the bus hit a tractor-trailer and sport utility vehicle in northeastern Tennessee, killing eight people.
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., center, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., left, make their way through a crush of reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013, after announcing to reporters that President Barack Obama has invited the top leaders in Congress to meet with him at the White House to seek a solution to the government shutdown crisis. A funding cutoff for much of the government began Tuesday as a Republican effort to kill or delay the nation’s health care law stalled action on a short-term, traditionally routine spending bill. Lawmakers in both parties have…
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Following a year that saw K-State reach unprecedented athletic, academic, administrative and fundraising success, John Currie was presented the 2013 Bobby Dodd AD of the Year Award at the annual Division 1A Athletics Director meetings in Dallas. The honor, which coincides with head coach Bill Snyder being named the 2012 Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year, comes on the heels of Currie being named a 2013 FBS UnderArmour AD of the Year this past summer. Since Currie’s introduction as director of athletics on May 18, 2009, K-State’s intercollegiate program has experienced a tremendous turnaround and enjoyed accomplishments…
K-State head coach Bruce Weber has his first commitment for the 2014 recruiting class in the form of JUCO big man Stephen Hurt. Hurt is a 6-10, 285 pound power forward from Northwest Florida State College who chose K-State over Wichita State and Miami. Hurt tweeted the news from his twitter account yesterday. @Swagga_Steve41 15h Just committed to Kansas State!!!! Hurt started his college career at Lipscomb, but decided to leave after his head coach, Scott Sanderson, resigned. He averaged 11.5 points and 7.8 rebounds per game last season and was named the Atlantic Sun Conference freshman of the year.…
Chief Justice Lawton R. Nuss announced today that the Supreme Court has reappointed Judge Meryl D. Wilson to a two-year term as Chief Judge of the 21st Judicial District, effective January 1, 2014. Judge Wilson has served as a district judge in the 21st Judicial District since April of 1997. He presides over cases in Clay and Riley Counties. Chief Judge Wilson said, “I am honored to have the opportunity to continue to serve the citizens of the 21st Judicial District, and I look forward to working to make our courts the best they can be.” Chief Judge Wilson is…